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University of Duisburg-Essen appoints freshwater biodiversity researcher Sonja C. Jähnig
The University of Duisburg-Essen has newly appointed Sonja C. Jähnig as a professor. She studies how damaged rivers and lakes can recover and regain their biodiversity.
Why it matters: The University of Duisburg-Essen gains a professor whose research covers how damaged freshwater ecosystems recover and why healthy waters matter for well-being.
The University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) announced that Prof Dr Sonja C. Jähnig has been newly appointed as a professor there.
According to the university, her research examines how damaged freshwater ecosystems can recover and regain their biodiversity, including whether species lost from rivers and lakes can return.
The university said her work also addresses the importance of healthy water bodies for human well-being.
Jähnig completed both her undergraduate studies and her doctorate at the University of Duisburg-Essen, the announcement said.
Editor’s view
Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
The University of Duisburg-Essen has appointed as professor one of its own graduates, who took her first degree and doctorate there and researches how damaged freshwater ecosystems can recover and regain their biodiversity.
